Just a race to nukes?

[Wombat Warrior]

Hey all,

Played a few online games and all it seems to be is race to nukes, first there typicall gg. Only reason to rush nukes after the first guy gets there is to cause armaggedon so no one wins. Is there more to online play than this or am I missing sometimg?

Cheers

[[AS]_Pimp-Masterflex]

What rules did you play? 1v1 Big Huge?

Ight lemme spelll this out for yall..... there's two gamestyles that constitute a "Nuke race"

1. Infinite Match (where there's no armageddon clock). Deathmatch MAY fall into this category (kinda not really)
   
2. If you have a Big Huge Map and it's either a 1v1 (which forces a boom match), or it's a team match and everyone is scared to attack earlier than the latest age

The first case is rare to be played in this day and age, the second one is more common. This I have to assume was the (basic but maybe not congruent) style you played.

If you play a more "Standard" match (or even Nomad), and maybe more especially with more experienced players.... games really kinda only last till age V.....

1v1s won't go past age V (unless people are too scared or if both sides messed up bad during the game). Even Team games will decide a winner when a player dies out.

Boom games are the problem if you don't like Nuke Races. Learn to attack earlier with a sufficent eco (in 1v1 games.... you can win with +100 - +150 eco)

http://www.kingameya.com/2012/09/booming-expert-guidelines/


P.S: Never make a nuke in the Modern Age (you can research, but don't actually use one). They are ineffective and their benefits don't outweigh the costs. Wait till ICBM if you REALLY need to nuke......

[[AU] Tabris:DarkPeace]

You can defeat the enemy before reaching nukes if you play right.

[Shota]

If you are playing standard rules and the game ends with nukes, then both players don't know how to play.

[[AS]_Pimp-Masterflex]

Originally posted by Shota:

If you are playing standard rules and the game ends with nukes, then both players don't know how to play.

Truth..... or one person was a ♥♥♥♥ in a Diplo or Team game.

Both are scrub as ♥♥♥♥, though